Human infection with an infectious disease agent: analysis of constructive objective features of criminal offences by O. V. Shamsutdinov

“…The article states that current legislation does not contain any lists of incurable and venereal diseases. …”
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Exploring the personal sphere of transformative change in researchers and stakeholders working on nature by Iago Otero, Roger Keller, Anna Deplazes-Zemp, Emmanuel Reynard

“…Studies about transformative change increasingly emphasize the importance of the inner world, since it is considered to contain the most transformative leverage points for system change, but more research is needed. …”
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Culture-bound humour in English-language dubs: A reception study by Alejandro Bolaños García-Escribano, Carla Botella Tejera, Mar Ogea Pozo

“…Non-English-language TV series currently abound on streaming platforms. Alongside new mainstream, foreign-language TV series, mainstream English dubs of feature films and series are increasingly popular (see Hayes, 2021; Sánchez-Mompeán, 2021; Spiteri Miggiani, 2021). …”
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Enhanced energy conversion efficiency in PVDF/WS2 hybrid piezoelectric nanogenerators by Munni, Himani, Shilpa Rana, Jasvir Dalal, Bharti Singh

“…Among all composites, the device containing 2wt% of WS2 exhibited the highest output, delivering an open-circuit voltage of 19.6 V, and short-circuit current of 11.03 µA at a tapping frequency of 7 Hz, with the corresponding power density, calculated to be approximately 20.48 µW/cm2 at a load resistance of 4 MΩ. …”
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Multimodal Augmented Reality System for Real-Time Roof Type Recognition and Visualization on Mobile Devices by Bartosz Kubicki, Artur Janowski, Adam Inglot

“…The utilization of augmented reality (AR) is becoming increasingly prevalent in the integration of virtual reality (VR) elements into the tangible reality of the physical world. …”
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Concrete Mix Design of Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA): Analysis of Review Papers, Characteristics, Research Trends, and Underexplored Topics by Lapyote Prasittisopin, Wiput Tuvayanond, Thomas H.-K. Kang, Sakdirat Kaewunruen

“…The current critical research gaps are the durability of RCA concrete, feasibility analyses, and the implementation of treatment methods for RCA improvement. …”
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Inheritance of lipid content in rice grain (review) by P. I. Kostylev, E. V. Krasnova, E. V. Dubina

“…The cells of the aleurone layer and the embryo of the rice grain contain lipids, the presence of which strengthens the immune system and protects against heart disease and cancer, which has increased interest in them. …”
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Digital reconstruction of historic roof structures: developing a workflow for a highly automated analysis by Markus Pöchtrager, Gudrun Styhler-Aydın, Marina Döring-Williams, Norbert Pfeifer

“…Planning on adaptive reuse, maintenance and restoration of historic timber structuresrequiresextensive architectural and structural analysis of the actual condition. Current methods for a modellingof roof constructions consist of several manual steps  including  the  time-consuming  dimensional modelling. …”
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Postharvest Salicylic Acid Treatment Influences Some Quality Attributes in Air-Stored Pomegranate Fruit by Burak Varış, Mert Yıldız, NURDAN Tuna Güneş, Özge Horzum

“…Popularity of pomegranate fruit has increased in recent years because of its health benefit content, economic value and medicinal characteristics. …”
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Blockchain smart contract vulnerability detection based on GR algorithm by WANG Deguang, SHAN Mengtao, LI Fengqi, TONG Ning

“…Smart contract, as the core execution mechanism in blockchain technology, have their security serving as the cornerstone for the effective management of on-chain digital assets. To address the current technical bottlenecks in smart contract vulnerability detection, such as limited coverage of vulnerability categories and detection efficiency, the study was conducted. …”
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SOuLMuSiC, a novel tool for predicting the impact of mutations on protein solubility by Simone Attanasio, Jean Kwasigroch, Marianne Rooman, Fabrizio Pucci

“…It significantly outperforms current state-of-the-art predictors in strict cross validation: the Spearman correlation reaches 0.5 when solubility changes are represented categorically; for the subset with quantitative values, it increases to 0.7. …”
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THE NUTRI-SCORE SYSTEM FOR FRONT-OF-PACK NUTRITIONAL LABELLING: ALGORITHM UPDATES, BENEFITS, AND RISKS by Anna T. Mikulec, Anna M. Platta

“…In 2024, a revised Nutri-Score algorithm has come into effect, aiming to better reflect current dietary recommendations through changes in product classification. …”
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Medicinal Plants of Solanum Species: The Promising Sources of Phyto-Insecticidal Compounds by Kumarappan Chidambaram, Taha Alqahtani, Yahia Alghazwani, Afaf Aldahish, Sivakumar Annadurai, Kumar Venkatesan, Kavitha Dhandapani, Ellappan Thilagam, Krishnaraju Venkatesan, Premalatha Paulsamy, Rajalakshimi Vasudevan, Geetha Kandasamy

“…Identifying new effective phyto-derived insecticides is important to counter increasing insect resistance to synthetic compounds and provide a safer environment. …”
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A Critical Evaluation of Intervention Studies for Reducing Sexism and a Suggestion for a Classification by Nihan Selin Soylu Konak, İbrahim Mert Teközel

“…The major goal of this research is to review intervention studies and the current literature on the effects of sexism, as well as draw attention to the theoretical and methodological limitations of intervention studies and suggest a new classification model for future studies. …”
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Study on the Effectiveness of Slow-Release Fertilizer Combining Maggot waste and Azospirillum brasilense on the Growth of Choy Sum (Brassica rapa var. parachinensis) by Alvin Bowen Wijaya, Achmad Fauzi Kusuma, Clive Nathan Pangestu, Vincenzio Jocelino, Verga Windi Akbar, Dego Yusa Ali

“…However, current SRF formulations still rely on costly and environmentally unfriendly chemical substrates. …”
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Dual contribution of ASIC1a channels in the spinal processing of pain information by deep projection neurons revealed by computational modeling. by Magda Chafaï, Ariane Delrocq, Perrine Inquimbert, Ludivine Pidoux, Kevin Delanoe, Maurizio Toft, Frederic Brau, Eric Lingueglia, Romain Veltz, Emmanuel Deval

“…All deep WDR-like neurons recorded from spinal slices exhibit an ASIC current with biophysical and pharmacological characteristics consistent with functional expression of ASIC1a homomeric channels. …”
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Modeling performance of different sustainable self-compacting concrete pavement types utilizing various sample geometries by Saadoon Tahseen D., Obaidi Hadel, Dulaimi Anmar, Ghiassi Bahman

“…The crucial and essential characteristic of the concrete is its compressive performance. The current plan is to investigate and predict how geometries of specimen affected the mechanical performance of environmentally friendly self-compacting normal-strength concrete (NSC) and high-strength concrete (HSC) containing recycled concrete as partial replacement of virgin (not recycled) aggregate, and using of pozzolanic material (fly ash) as replacement of cement. …”
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On the influence of artificially distorted images in firearm detection performance using deep learning by Patricia Corral-Sanz, Alvaro Barreiro-Garrido, A. Belen Moreno, Angel Sanchez

“…Moreover, the images containing these targets are usually cluttered, and firearms can appear as partially occluded. …”
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Media Representation of the Ethical Issues Pertaining to Brain–Computer Interface (BCI) Technology by Savannah Beck, Yuliya Liberman, Veljko Dubljević

“…Conclusions: Current discussion of ethical issues reflects growing news coverage of companies such as Neuralink, and reveals a mounting distrust of BCI technology. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural communities: a cross-sectional study in the Sichuan Province of China by Mohsin Shafi, Junrong Liu, Deng Jian, Imran Ur Rahman, Xunwei Chen

“…Objective Recently, China has experienced a considerable influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local people’s health and economy. Hence, the current research aims to investigate the psychological and socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on rural communities in the Sichuan Province of China.Methods A total of 499 participants (village representatives of Sichuan Province) were approached to partake in a cross-sectional online survey and share their experience regarding the ongoing pandemic. …”
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